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This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the publication of a visual tome documenting her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the show delivers substance in addition to its glamour, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Test results. Your ride. Your big day. Everyone knows the complex sentiments linked to anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Interventionist

This podcast from a major media investigative unit continues their tradition of thorough examinations into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose minors were removed from their care after claims of mistreatment were made by one physician, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed through these methods in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production places European countries in competition on housing, childcare and drug policy to identify the top performer. The family support installment explores various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.